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Originally Posted by Drisump View Post
You have all that acceleration at your disposal but if you actually use it, your range is very much limited. Also, in a very temperate climate that isn't too hot and doesn't get too cold the argument is quite solid for an electric car. In hotter and/or colder climates throw on the A/C or heat and/or lighting into the power demand, and you've got very limited range.
Yes, flooring it will diminish the range quickly.

Power range is not limited by using the A/C. It's been on everyday and no significant drop that I can tell.

I'll zero one of the tripmeters, take note of the cruising range and see how the numbers add up.
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